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FAIRPORT CONVENTION
"SUZANNE"
FAIRPORT CONVENTION (1968)
This doesn't appear on the original album, it's just a bonus track
on the reissue, I think Sandy Denny might be on here and not
Judy Dyble, please correct me if I'm wrong.
There may be different versions, I think the one on the album
has Judy Dyble though.
F# B F# B
F#   B
F#Suzanne takes you down to a place near the river
G#mYou can hear the boats go by
G#mYou can spend the night forever
F#And you know that she's half crazy
F#But that's why you want to be there
A#And she feeds you tea and oranges
BThat come all the way from China
F#And just when you want to tell her
F#That you have no love to give her
G#mThen she gets you on her wavelength
G#mAnd she lets the river answer
F#That you've always been her lover
A#And you want to travel with her
BAnd you want to travel blind
F#And you think that maybe you'll trust her
FG#mor she's touched your perfect body wiF#mth her mind.
F#And Jesus was a sailor
F#When He walked upon the water
G#And He spent a long time watching
G#mFrom His lonely wooden tower
F#And when He knew for certain
F#Only drowning men could see Him
A#He said "All men shall be sailors then
BUntil the sea shall free them"
F#But He Himself was broken
F#Long before the sky would open
G#Forsaken, almost human
G#He sank beneath your wisdom F#like a stone
A#And you want to travel with Him
BAnd you want to travel blind
F#And you think maybe you'll trust Him
G#For He's touched your perfect body with HiF#s mind.
F#Suzanne takes you down to a place near the river
G#You can hear the boats go by
G#You can spend the night forever
F#And the sun pours down like honey
F#On our lady of the harbour
A#And she shows you where to look
Amid tBhe garbage and the flowers
F#There are heroes in the seaweed
F#There are children in the morning
G#mAnd they're leaning out for love
G#mAnd they will lean that way forever
F#While Suzanne holds the mirror
A#And you want to travel with her
BAnd you want to travel blind
F#And you think maybe you'll trust her
FG#mor you've touched her perfect body with yoF#ur mind 

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Suzanne

by Fairport Convention

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F#m

FAIRPORT CONVENTION

"SUZANNE"

FAIRPORT CONVENTION (1968)

This doesn't appear on the original album, it's just a bonus track

on the reissue, I think Sandy Denny might be on here and not

Judy Dyble, please correct me if I'm wrong.

There may be different versions, I think the one on the album

has Judy Dyble though.

F# B F# B

F# B

Suzanne takes you down to a place near the river

G#m

You can hear the boats go by

G#m

You can spend the night forever

And you know that she's half crazy

But that's why you want to be there

And she feeds you tea and oranges

That come all the way from China

And just when you want to tell her

That you have no love to give her

G#m

Then she gets you on her wavelength

G#m

And she lets the river answer

That you've always been her lover

And you want to travel with her

And you want to travel blind

And you think that maybe you'll trust her

G#m F#m

For she's touched your perfect body with her mind.

And Jesus was a sailor

When He walked upon the water

And He spent a long time watching

G#m

From His lonely wooden tower

And when He knew for certain

Only drowning men could see Him

He said "All men shall be sailors then

Until the sea shall free them"

But He Himself was broken

Long before the sky would open

Forsaken, almost human

G# F#

He sank beneath your wisdom like a stone

And you want to travel with Him

And you want to travel blind

And you think maybe you'll trust Him

G# F#

For He's touched your perfect body with His mind.

Suzanne takes you down to a place near the river

You can hear the boats go by

You can spend the night forever

And the sun pours down like honey

On our lady of the harbour

And she shows you where to look

Amid the garbage and the flowers

There are heroes in the seaweed

There are children in the morning

G#m

And they're leaning out for love

G#m

And they will lean that way forever

While Suzanne holds the mirror

And you want to travel with her

And you want to travel blind

And you think maybe you'll trust her

G#m F#

For you've touched her perfect body with your mind

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